Garment hanger



J. T. M KENNA GARMENT HANGER July 17, 1933.

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JOHN T. MQKENNA, or New YORK, N. ,Y.

GARMENT HANGER.

Application filed November To all whom it may mm:

Be it known that 1, JOHN T. McKnNNA, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, borough of Manhattan, county and State of New York, hav invented a certain new and useful Garment Hanger, of which the following is a specification.

This. invention is a garment hanger so constituted as to support a coat, vest and trousers in a separate and independent manner, whereby any one of these garments may i be removed from its support in a convenient and accessible manner without removing the other garments. v p Hangers have heretofore been suggested but in these prior devices, the means for supportingthe'respective garments are rigid with respect to one another andit is very 2 inconvenient to remove one garment without disturbing any of the others. i The present invention in contradistinc tion embodies a coat hanger adapted to be suspended from any suitable support, a vest 2 hanger slidably anddetachably mounted on the mounting of the coat hanger, and a trouser hanger, or rod detach'ably associated with and supported by the vest hanger. The trouser supporting. rod adapted to be 80 readily removed from the vest hanger, while the vest hanger is adapted for sliding movement relative tothe coat hangerfor the purpose of moving the vest "into such position relative to the coat that such vest. may be readily associated with or removed from its the position of the coat on its hanger. Moreover, the connection between the coat 1 and vest hangers is such that the vest hanger may be 40 entirely removed from the coat hanger.

In one of its preferred forms, the present invention'embodies a coat hanger of any suitable shape and 1 form and this hanger is secured to and supported by a bracket soshaped that the coat hanger is adapted to ;;rest thereupon and isisecured thereto by means of screws. The bracket is furthermore provided with a forwardly extending arm constituting a slide, the front end of which is upturned to form a stop. A

;-..--.i.-bracket underlies the vest hanger and the.

vest hanger rests upon and'issecured to this bracket, while the upper end of such bracket is provided with a slot or aperture adapted for sliding movement on the slide orjfrod e -of the coat hanger bracket. Both the coat for the supporting of coat, vest and trousers,-

' manner of mounting 4, 1922. Serial No. 599,009.

hanger bracket and the vest" hanger bracket are preferably offset in a forward direction so that the coat or vest collar will not beforced out of shapewhen these garments are suspended on the respective hangers.

Thetrousers are adapted to be hung over a circular rod, which may besupported on the vest hanger in differentways. However,

thereon in a simple, convenient and accessible manner. g

Features of the inventiomother than those specified, Wlll be apparent from the'hereinafter detaileddescription and claims, when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

'Thc 'accom'panying drawings illustrate different practical embodiments of the invention, but the constructions therein shown. are tohbe' understood as=il1ustrative, only, and not as defining the limits of the invention.

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a garment hanger'embodying the present invention. I

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the preferred form of one of the hooks for support i ing the trouser bar.

Figure 3 illustrates a modified form of hook. v

Figure 4 isa section'through the vest hanger. showing the construction of Figure 3 associated therewith; and,

Figure 5 is a'view illustratingainodilied the trouser bar on the vest hanger.

Referring to the drawings, l designates a coat hanger, 2 a vest hanger and 3 a trouser supporting rod. The hangers land 2 may be made ofany suitable conventional shape or form, but the hanger 2 is preferably some what smaller than the; hanger 1. They may also bemad'c of eitherwood or metal and may'if' desired be fashioned from wire. Associated with the coat hanger l is a horizontal portion 8 stepped downwardly at 9 into a third horizontal portion 10, which is adapted to underlie the hanger 1 and is provided with laterally projecting perforated ears 11. The hanger 1 rests upon the part 10 and. screws are passed through the perforations of the ears 11 and into theunder side of the hanger for the purpose of securing the hanger firmly upon the step 10. The rear end of the part 10 is bent down- .wardly as shown at 12 for a short distance and the base of this part 12 carries a forwardly extending substantially horizontal arm 13 provided at its outer end with an upstanding flange 14.

The horizontal portion 8 constitutes an off set so that when a coat is hung over the hanger 1, the collar may extend over the off set without wrinkling.

The arm 13 constitutes a guide for the bracket 15 ofthe vest hanger 2. The bracket 15 embodies an upstanding portion 16 provided adjacent its upper end with a transverse slot 17 adapted to be passed over and ride upon the guide 13 as clearly shown in Figure 1. At the lower end of the upstanding portion 16. the bracket is off set as shown at 18 and at the-rear of this off set is bent downwardly as shown at 1.9. The part 19 is adaped to bear against the forward face of the vest hanger and the lower end of the part 19 is bent rearwardly and formed into a plate 20 perforated at 21. The vest hanger rests upon this plate 20 and screws are passed through the perforations 21 into the hanger 2 for the purpose of securing the hanger firmly to the plate 20. The purpose of the olf set 18 of the bracket 15 is to obviate wrinkling of the vest collar when the vest is in position on its hanger.

The lower edge of the coat hanger adjacent its opposite ends is made flat as shown at 22 and with these flat portions are associated means for supporting the trouser rod 3. In Figures 1 to l, this means is shown as -in the form of hooks. Thus in Figures 1, 2

and at, the hooks 23 are secured to metallic plates 24 as shown best in Figure 2. The plate 24 of each hook has a threaded stem 25 adapted to be screwed into the hanger 2 from the bottom thereof and after the hooks are properly positioned, screws 26 may be passed through perforations 27 in the plate 2-1 and screwed into the hanger 2 for the purpose of precluding rotation of the plates with consequent loss of adjustment of the hooks. The construction shown in Figures 3 and 4 is the same in many respects to that illustrated in Figure 2. except that instead of employing a screw stem 25 the structure of Figures 3 and i contemplates the employment of a threaded shank 25' with which a cap nut 28 is adapted for cooperation. The manner in which the parts shown in Figure 3 are associated with the vest hanger is shown in Figure 4. which illustrates that portion of the vest hanger with which the hook is associated in section. The hooks 23 are in any event so mounted as to maintain their parallel relation to the end that the rod 3 may be readily positioned on or removed from these hooks. In order that the rod may be precluded from inadvertent movement, it is provided with fixed collars or flanges 29 adapted to lie between the hooks or outside of the same. hen the collar-s are so spaced as to lie between the hooks, they will serve to form a guard for the trousers and preclude the trousers from catching in the hooks. This is the construction preferred.

In Figure 5 a modified form of trouser rod mounting is illustrated. In this form of invention, the rod 3 is provided at its opposite ends with permanent bolts 30 adapted to be received between or seated on a pair of parallel hooks 23'. The hooks are secured to a common shank which is attached to a plate of the same construction as the plate 2st and this plate is in turn secured to the vest hanger in any suitable way. hen the rod is thus supported at its opposite ends, said ends have a universal joint with the hooks associated therewith so that if one end of the rod is lifted out of its cooperating hooks, the rod will simply swing down on the hooks associated with the other end thereof. Thus, only one end of the rod need be removed to remove the trousers though it will of course be understood that the trousers may be removed from the rod of either of the embodiments of my invention without removing the rod since the rod is free to rotate and this facilitates the withdrawing ofthe trousers.

It will be apparent from the foregoing detailed description of the invention that the same is simple, novel and meritorious. I attach particular importance to the fact that the vest hanger is slidably mounted on the guide 13 and can be readily removed therefrom. Thus in removing or replacing the hanger 2, the hanger may he slid rearwardly to the rear end of the guide 13 in which position it will directly underlie the 2 forwardly on the guide and lifting it 0-5:

of the forward end of such guide. v It will also be'apparent that-ifitis desired'to remove the trouser rod, one may lift'the rod free from the hooks without removing the vest from'i'ts hanger.

through the hangers andclinching or riveting the wires beneath the hangers. My hanger is a marked improvement upon such constructions for the reason that in each instance the brackets are provided with attachingplates andthe hangers rest directly upon these attaching plates to which they are secured by screws. Accordingly, the Weight to which said hangers are subjected is imposed downwardly directly upon the attaching plates and there is no tendency of the parts to work loose.

Another important feature of the present invention resides in the fact that the rod 3 is so associated with the vest hanger that it is capable of rotation. This construction enables the trousers to be taken off without manual manipulation of the rod. In other words, they may be simply rolled off of the rod without friction or creasing. In this respect, the invention is a pronounced departure from prior constructions wherein the trousers are either suspended directly upon'the hooks or on a rod so secured to the hooks that it cannot be rotated.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention in its preferred practical form. I am aware however thatv wire may be employed in the making of the brackets instead of the strap metal illustrated. The invention is susceptible to other modifications than the forms shown as by the substitution of equivalents and is to be understood as broadly novel as is commensurate with the appended claims.

Having thus fully described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A garment support embodying a coat hanger, a bracket secured to and supporting the coat hanger, said bracket being provided with a forwardly extending guiding arm for a Vest hanger, a vest hanger, and a bracket secured to the vest hanger and demountably suspended for front to back sliding movement on the guiding arm of the coat hanger bracket for the purpose of conveniently hanging up or removing the vest or other garment from the vest hanger without disturbing a garment on the coat hanger.

2. A garment support embodying a coat hanger, a bracket secured to and supporting the coat hanger, said bracket being provided with a forwardly extending guiding arm for a vest hanger, a vesthanger, a bracket secured to the vest hanger and demountably suspended for front to back sliding movement on the guiding arm ofthe coat hanger bracket for the purpose of conveniently hanging up or removing the vest or other garment from the vesthanger without disturbing a garment on the coat hangerya' trouser supporting rod, andmeans forde- It has heretofore been the practice to en's-- pend garment hangers by passing wires mountably supporting the trouser support-' ing rod onthe vest hanger.

3. A garment support embodying a bracket having a substantially horizontal portion, a coat hanger resting upon and secured to said horizontal portion of the bracket, a forwardly extending arm on. the bracket, a vest hanger bracket mounted for front and back sliding movement on the arm of the coat hanger bracket and provided with a substantially horizontal attaching plate, a vest hanger resting on the attaching plate and secured thereto, and a trouser supporting rod detachably suspended from the vest hanger, whereby the vest hanger may be slid forwardly of the coat hanger for the purpose of conveniently hanging up or removing the vest or other garment from the vest hanger or rod without disturbing a garment on the coat hanger.

4. A garment support embodying a coat hanger, a bracket partially underlying the coat hanger and secured to the under side thereof so that the coat hanger rests upon part of said bracket, a guide member associated with the bracket and extending forwardly of the coat hanger, a vest hanger, a bracket partially underlying the vest hanger and securedto the under side thereof so that the vest hanger rests upon a portion of said bracket, said vest hanger bracket being provided with an opening adapted to be passed over the guide member of the coat hanger bracket for the purpose of mounting the vest hanger for front to back sliding movement relative to the coat hanger whereby a vest or other garment may be removed from the vest hanger without disturbing a garment on the coat hanger.

5. A garment support embodying a coat hanger, a bracket partially underlying the coat hanger and secured to the under side thereof so that the coat hanger rests upon part of said bracket, a guide member associated with the bracket and extending for wardly of the coat hanger, a vest hanger, a bracket partially underlying the vest hanger and secured to the under side thereof so that the vest hanger rests upon a portion of said bracket, said vest hanger bracket being provided with an opening adaptedto be passed over the guide member of the coat hanger bracket for the purpose of mounting the vest hanger for front to back sliding movement relative to the coat hanger, whereby a vest or other garment may be removed from the vest hanger without disturbing a garment on the coat hanger, both brackets being off set so that the collars of a coat and vest supported on the respective hangers may partake of natural positions Without Wrinkling.

6. A garment support embodying a coat hanger, means for supporting the hanger, a

guide rigid with and extending forwardlyturbing a garment on the coat hanger, hooks depending from the oppositeends of the vest hanger, a trouser supporting rodsuspended near its opposite ends in said hooks and collars on the rod to preclude longitudinal movement of the rod but to permit of its rotation in the hooks and removal from the hooks, and means associated with each hook for precluding rotation of the hooks whereby they are maintained in parallel relation. 1

In testimony whereof I have signed the foregoing specification.

JOHN T. McKENNA. 

